Sean's Summer
Quotes, Faux Pas, and Famous Last Words
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"I'm never drinking again." - me
"....." - Ariel's roommate (the sum of 4 days of our lovely conversations)
"I've never been so close to kicking an officer's ass, you drunk F@*#!" - unknown soldier
"Okinawa women are different from Japanese women. Japanese women are thinner and have more oval faces. We (Okinawan women) are shorter, have rounder eyes, rounder heads, and we're wider...when I work a lot, I lose my focus, so I have to eat a lot to keep thinking...I could be a sumo wrestler...." - tour guide to Shurijo and ShikinaEn, Okinawa (FYI, she wasn't big)
"I saw a dragon when I was in my momma's tummy." - 4 year old Hawaiian girl on the tour bus, to me
"[2 minute long conversation]...wait, you're not my dad..." - same Hawaiian girl, to me
"Geez, I'm sweating like a whore on payday" - unfortunately, me
"You can't find a girlfriend here for less than $20 and I'm on a budget...I'm shocked. I'll wait until I get to Korea so I can tell whose name they're screaming." - ok, me again...but you have to take it in context...
"We're stopped about 100 feet from the terminal right now. I managed to fly all the way out here, but apparently I can't go the last 50 feet until the "follow me" truck arrives." - Northwest Airlines pilot after arriving at Yakota AB, Japan
"In order to keep unwanted pests out of our lodge, please plug the drains when not in use" - sign in the bathroom at the Kanto Lodge, Yakota AB, Japan
"Go Reds! Forrow Us!" - I think that's what this kids t-shirt supporting the Seoul Football Club said...not positive
"Arigato, I mean Konichiwa, I mean...crap, where? what...uhhh? uggghhhh, nevermind" - Me shortly after arriving in Korea from Japan
(and last, but not least... this one happened well before the trip, but I had to add it for effect)
"Yeah, I used to drive a lot between Lawrence and Manhattan before I moved here...I know that the drive can get monogamous." - I can't remember (probably better that way)